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Increase the safety distance.
When riding your moped in the rain, you should take the precaution of increasing the safety distance from the vehicle in front, to allow more reaction time in the event of something unexpected or dangerous, and this will reduce the spray thrown up by vehicles ahead of you.
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Brake hard repeatedly to force the water out from under the tyres.
Turn off the lights so they reflect off the road surface and light the way.
Increase the safety distance.
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